The Application of U-Np Fuel and 6Li Burnable Poison for Space Reactors

• Published in: Nuclear technology Vol. 144; no. 2; pp. 152 - 157
• Main Authors: Nikitin, Konstantin L., Saito, Masaki, Artisyuk, Vladimir V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: La Grange Park, IL Taylor & Francis 01.11.2003; American Nuclear Society
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Energy; Energy. Thermal use of fuels; Exact sciences and technology; Fission nuclear power plants; Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy; Space application; Reactivity (fission reactors); burnable absorber; Lifetime; Lithium 6; reactivity swing; space reactor; Burnable poisons; Neptunium nitrides; Uranium nitride; Nuclear fuel; Nuclear reactor

The possible application of 6 Li as a burnable poison and U-Np nitride as a fuel for space nuclear reactors has been studied. The analysis was performed for an infinite lattice with a leakage in the form of buckling and (U-Np)N fuel with 20% uranium enrichment. The combination of 7 Li as a coolant a...